Garter construction



Feb. 7, 1956 E. L. STOGOSKI GARTER CONSTRUCTION Filed July 19, 1954INVENTOR.

STOGOSKI BY 7/ ATTORNEY United States Patent GARTER CONSTRUCTION Edna L.Stogoski, Bristol, Pa.

Application July 19, 1954, Serial No. 444,165

1 Claim. c1. 2-s1s Women frequently wear a skirt and a blouse, which iswholly separate from the skirt, with the lower portion, or tail, of theblouse tucked into the top of the skirt and held in position solely byengagement of the top of the skirt with the body.

When a person so attired leans backward, forward or side ways, or whensuch person reaches upwardly with either hand, and even without anyspecial stretching or contortion, the tail of the blouse tends to workup and hang down over the top of the skirt. Furthermore, even when thetail of the blouse does not work up out of the top of the skirt, it isusually rumpled up and presents a lumpy, irregular appearance to theportion of the body below the waist instead of the much desired smoothand well contoured, stream-lined effect.

The object of my invention is to produce an improved garter which can beused for supporting the stockings and pulling down the tail of theblouse, or for pulling down the tail of the blouse only, or forsupporting the stockings only.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary and diagrammatic front elevational view showinga garter embodying my invention showing the same used for supporting thestocking and for pulling down the tail of the blouse.

Fig. 2 is a view, partly in vertical section and partly in sideelevation, looking in the direction of line 2--2 on Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view, partly in section and partly in elevation,showing the garter when used to pull down the blouse only.

The garter of Figs. 1 to 3 includes a band which is made of elastic tapeand to one end of which is suitably attached, as by stitches 12, one endof a piece of tape 14 which is preferably non-elastic, and which isprovided with eyelets 16. To the other end of band 10 is attached abuckle 18 the prong of which is adapted to engage one of the eyelets 16.The buckle 18 is preferably attached by looping the end of band 10through the buckle and stitching it as at 20. The garter thus producedis adapted adjustably to engage the leg above the knee.

In order to provide means for exerting downward pull on the tail of theblouse, each garter is provided with front and rear closed loops 22which permanently engage rings 24. The rings 24 are also engaged by thelower looped ends 26 of adjustable straps 28 and the upper closed loops30 which engage clip 38. The straps 28 are provided with slides 33having teeth 35 for engaging sides of straps 28. To lengthen straps 28,teeth 35 are disengaged from the sides of the straps and the slides 33are moved downwardly, as viewed in the drawing, and the teeth 35 arereengaged, and vice versa. Each buckle 38 has an open hook like member39 which is adapted to be detachably engaged by a loop 40 which issecured by stitching 42 or the like, to the bottom edge of a blouse,shirt-waist or the like 43.

To pull up on the stockings, each garter is provided with pendent frontand rear loops 46 which are adapted to engage the open end 47 of clips48 which carry conventional garter clasps 50. Preferably, loops 46 and22 are made at the opposite ends of straps 51 which are secured to thegarters as at 52. If desired straps 28 and 51 may be made of elasticmaterial.

When no stockings are worn the device of Fig. 3 which omits the stockingengaging parts may be used.

Alternately, loops 46 can be readily disengaged from open ends 47 ofclips 48 so as to adapt the structure of Figs. 1 and 2 for use in placeof the structure of Fig. 3.

It is within the scope of the invention to attach a clasp similar to theopen end 39 of garter clasp 50 to upper buckle 38 so as to render thedevice usable with a blouse which is not provided with tabs 40.

What I claim is:

A garter including a band formed partly of elastic and partly ofnon-elastic material for encircling the leg of the wearer, a buckle atone end of said band for adjustably engaging the other end thereof, atab formed of elastic material and secured to said band transverselythereof with the upper end of said tab formed into a closed loop whichextends above said band and with the lower end thereof formed into aloop which extends below said band, when said band is in leg encirclingposition, a ring permanently engaged by the upper looped end of saidtab, a clip having a lower closed eye and an upper open hook and anadjustable strap having a lower closed loop permanently engaging saidring and an upper closed loop permanently engaging said eye of saidclip, the open hook of said clip being constructed for detachableengagement with a closed loop carried by the lower portion of a blouse,or the like, and the lower loop extending below the edge of said bandbeing adapted detachably to engage a stocking supporting garter or thelike.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS

